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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16
twecn !xty.sis and slxty.scyen miles. AZ
suci 9 distance II would every lifIlculttoS

tween slxty.six and sixty.scyci, miles. Az
guclln distance itwotild beyery lifIlcultto
detect my but Tho coafser features al n
I landscape. Artl0etal works, I II any ex.i
i,,stcd. would have 10 DO Of great sizo To-
De seen. "A structure; like the Pyramid
Soffiaiton swould DO Visible as 4 spot, and
possibly its Shape might 10 nado out byl
Close study OF tho shadows 1t Gust and its
varying 1. appearance {undcr G different
Nominations. In Z fact rs Is / by tho
shadows OF objects upon Il that VIC learn
moro OF tho moons surface than! In any
Other way. Owing 10 tho absence Of any
I apprcciable atmosphere shadows ,ipon
tho moon arc as Black as Ink. A build.
inIg Ike tho Washington monument
standing on tho lunar surface would bct
invisible to, us when tho sun shone pcrpen.t
idicularly upon 1t. n But with a rising or
setting sun Il would cas-. a long spirc Of
shadow TINT tho Lick telescope might b.
able to show. rs isii5
Or course a city on tho moon would bc
visible, and would probably DO recogniz.
J able as SUCH Cut d piece OF paper an
Inch !tlong and aS quarter OF an inch
broad, and hold III six OF, seven inches
from tho eye. 1twlll occupy nearly the
exact angular dimensions tint tho city Of
,NcWsYor would have II It stood upon
tho moon md was viewed from tho earth
with o telescope magnifying 5000 diam
ietcrs. Then try to mark upon this bit Of
paper IN their trno relative proportions
tho streets md principal buildings Of the
city and you Will have q Clcnr notion OF
tho amount Of detail that might be cx.l
pcctcd 10 DO seen. 4, IA '6Eli So
Bnt,objects would not appear as clear
as they would to tho ,iaktI eye at n sil.t M
liar real distance, owing TO the loss
Light In the telescope and the ncccssai
imperfcctfons Of tho image. And, whit
the power mentioned could doubtless !
used upon tho Lick telescope, yet
practice It hardly ever would be usct
and better results could probably DO al =
tanned with powers Of 8 900 or 1 500, o,
In many cases Of only 900, with whicl
powers tho apparent Distance of III
moon = o would DO respectively 100, 100 ant
CAV ?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

Dnrngtho Countdc LeSscps'' recent visit to
Berlin, bismarck, in conversation with him,
got Oft this interesting bit of cynic philoso-
ply: Popularity is almost ms awkward as
antiquity. This pavement Of Berlin, which
formerly could not tread without the people
! met splitting rs passed to show their
disgust for me, Is now so crowded with
friends when set foot ont Of doors TINT ! am
reduced to showing myself MS little rs pos.
sihlc. Tho day may come when there will
again bc splitting OF my path. We arc all
cXiNlstsl To this.n l-sHf- a- -'"r
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

Atn recent term Of n Justices court, held
In n county, very important casc was being
tried. Eminent legal counsel had been chi.
ployel by both sides, the evidence Ind all
been submitted the counsel for the COM
rlainant ha'l finished his argument, and the
judge and those present We're listening to the
lawyer for tho defense, who cnlcavOrcd, of
course to put forth his side of tho case ~ tho
best possible manner, All Of n sudden tho
Judge was seen to writo something OH small
slip of paper, which he then procccdc, 10
fold nicely, and dcpositing the same In n
copy Of tho code In front Of him, took his
hut, and rcmarking to the astonishc,l gentle
men: -. sJ5gt Eiy l6llga8 Isl ~ -.f''7s5l' :,
/, you can proceed with your argument
Mr.; -, nnd when you have finished vol,
Will find my decision In this case on Tint slip
OF paper" arose To leave. ! So. : ~ ~
IN vain were tho circumstances Of tho
counsel: Tho judge would not be persuaded
10 remain, rtlnnrking to his astonshc,l n,di.
Don't you all SEQ TINT clou, over the,ror
tlllht means rain, md I'm going home ia sct
out, my potato slis.e--Imericusi iGa.) n.
,tVtWNf, MI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

Herr Windthorst, the leader of Prince Bis
marcS's foes IN tho German Reichs,ag, is u
little man, with eyes like a frog and II very
large mouth. 1t is said-by the opponents Of
DR.. Windthont-that ho is hostile to tho
chancellor OIL personal rs well as political
grounds, because in 1866, by tho annexation
Of Hanover, no was deprived of mn important
post with good salary. However that may
be, no compares favorably in some respects
with the prince. lie Is as refined and pol.
ishcd in manncsas Bismarck sovcrbcaring.
bismarck drinks beer; Wint,horst cham.
payne. Tho former is Protestant; the
latter Is MI ar,lcnt Roman Catholic,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

81 SEQ BY the papers, no snid, I'thut the
ngcnt Of n clock company IN Chicago has
lskipped out with II noodle" 5!s'
q ,"Tcs." s.. I * n K ~ e..,i. g.I.ia
55 "lI!,t tho papers don't my whether llc was
K "0h, TINT makes no difference; tl,c officers
llrG after, him meantime, anil ,sor,etimc hp
will DO caught- lIdliairrtt Atirs, III. (
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

y rho mnn who JUMPS overheard Is sun
;%H' 70 El'n Oycr.burcd with lifu.-Ae,s Or.
tuiAd PdiyHIc. - ~ ~ x, 4 ftS{l
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

!. S"mon men aroso hanl headed TINT soi,crs
w g t!,S hrnsn would Improve them,-N II
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

Nine. Christine Nilsson was among the
victims who were ovcrtakcn by the earth
quakes in the Riviera. When the great sur
prise came she was shaken out of her bed.
She wrapped blanket around ,hcr-a pre-
caution that many persons did not takc-
and crawlel down the stairs Of the hotel OIL
all ionrs. The vcstibulc was already crowded,
and Nine. Nilsson had hardly reached it
when she was knocked over by n nan who
came rolling down tho stains behind her.
She passed some terrible hours ut Mcntouc,
but at length got away after great difficulty
by inducing cabman to drive her TO Nice
for 800.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

sixty in minute, but this Of course can.
no, be kept up any length of time.
The receptions rarely last more than ten
minutes, and as soon as they are over
the rfcsidcn, turns aud walks out of the
room, the doors ARE closed ind he goes TO
his lunch. Thcpcoplc, after shaking hands
with tlc President, pass out to the
portrait corridor, then by side door into
the vcstibllc, and ont of the house. A
great many Of them return 10 the East
Room to have good look at the prcsi.
dent, because they 20 by so rapidly they
have not chance to see him rs well as
they like. 2
These receptions are great occasions
for members OF the theatrical profession,
who always come and see the President.
When there Is large opera company or
combination In the city party will be
made up of the members, and they will
go to the White House md request the
President to come TO their entertainment,
The President receives them always
gnciously, but gives them no cncoir.
agcmcnt.
Book agents at first considered this n
regular picnic for them. They used to
attend In large numhcrsand try 10 bu,ton.
hole the President, and get him to prom.
isc to subscribe to their book, or leave n
copy with him; but now tho llshers know
them u, n glance, md warn them no, to
say anything.
During tho frs: gear Of the Presidents
term, 0lllcc.srckcrs who Ind been unable
10 sec him wonl,! remain until the end Of
II reception md then rush upon him with
mn nvility which startled even That per.
sonage himself, hut when he recovered
from tho first attnck he would rcpilsc
them, and they would leave empty.
handed us they arrived.
Tho President Is always glad to sec
children. Az first fond mothers insisted
upon his kissing their babies, md he did
10 for tho first month, until the pnpurs
began to make fun Of him, when finally he
refused TO gratIfy the dotlng mnmns, lIo
seems TO DO very, fond yof children, md
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

( man
/ Tn" "hiih uN",l h"r ",.~. tli"d with n<.
tonl~hmruI, on the soldier. without an
swering
! He waited moment. expecting 10 hear
| that the ChIld father was either sick or
dead. Then hr r-u-wrd his quest ION:
'Nv sweet, dear. little one. where is
your father.
My father. 10 not know know
| only my mamma nobody else but my
mamma. monsieur Please do not forbid
me from bringing flowers To M. mann
ma "
Abruptly the watchman caught the
little girl in hi~ strong arms. pressed her
L" hI~ old soldier heart and. sobuIng in
/ ms turn. hr covered with Kisses that tiny
head. which in>tinCtivrly nestled close TO
his face
Name of a name Why did you not
speak. tramp that Won are Al, your
mother loved the flowers embryo OF Il ras-
cal, then you shall steal none no more.
Come with me. my garden is full of hand
some roses. etc Wrwill upruot them all,
and We will bring them t" your mammal
True true is il true exclaimed the
little one, her face radiant with pleasure:
and with her thin arms She clasped the
bronze neck "f the old watchman, kissed
him passi"nstely and repeated with all in
finite tenderness:
''oh. how love therr
Then seriously she let 60 her hold Of
Jean neck. kurlr, and her eyes turned
toward heaven. her face heamng with
joy, she rrcitrd loudly her own PRAYER:
Cur mother who i ia heaven"
And the soldier knclI al her side muir
muring:
''Thunder and 10 say that do not
know II single word of prayer. hut no
matter. Will repeat with that angel:
Our mother who j. in heaven
Now. poor little thief. as have caught
thee. thy fate i settled Thou shalt be
my child, my family. my regiment. my
all now r'-Irau~lnted from the French
for The Graphic by Guard S2I, Sixth Ave
nut Line Elevated railruad
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

The Shakers believe that nearly all dis
eases can br prevented by maintaining per
feet digestion. They never employ doctors
because aS soon a. the digestion becomes
impaired they take a few doses Of the
Shaker Extract of Roots tSiegers SYRUP
and health i the result. for IL is a marvel
Gus remedy for dyspepsia. Mrs. Hettie
Hauck writes from Mormon Grove. Gray
son county. Texas, August >, 1854: Il am
fifty years Old this month. and | must say
your medicine has proved wonderful
medicine In NE When first received 1t
could not sleep nights. and had ttut-
terIng in tn" pit 0t my stomach. | could
not bear my hand Or the weight of my
clothes on il. had thrOhhing and roar
ing in my head. was afraid if il c0ntin-
ued | should lose my mind. Oftentimes
thought was too far gone To try anything,
but your medicine has proved a blessing To
me. The pain and miserable feeling in my
head has gone. My head is clear and
sleep snundly every night. ! can recon-
mend it with pleasure. Who would not?
You may use this letter if YOU like 1t NAV
fall into some hands affiirted as | was, ant,
am sure they can md relief IN your medi-
cine"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

good Persian mosque appears like a
vast etiGce of blue and white porcelain
Sometimes il is OF light blue. sometimes
a deep indigo The taste of these decora-
tions is undeniable Inscriptions and
texts, the letters Of which are three, four,
and even six feet long, and NAV be read
for miles, are not uncommon. But few
years ago mosques and shrines were fire.
quently deSpoilei of their choicest treas
ures-magnI.iceut tiles covered with in
scriptiOns in high relief, in blue, white
and gold. the letters of which were fire.
qucntly decorated with that peculiar glaze
now a lost art in Persia which made tho
Inscriptions give forth u metallic luster,
and caused them, when the suns rays
fell upon them. TO resemble masses OF
FURNISHED gold. If tine exterior Of these
mosques are magnificent, still more beau
ful are tho interiors: the walls, the
arches. the columns, the floors and the
vast domes are covered with eXquisitely
executed tile wOrk-St. James Gazette
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30
His Oratory Was Appreciated.

While Senator Harris was speaking at
Cynthisna the other day, half intoxicated
Irishman, who had crawled up on tie rear
Of the platform, Interrupted him several
times with remarks that were not quite in
telligible. Finally Mrl Harris turned TO the
man and said:
Please don't interrupt NE, my friend
am not much used to public speaking and il
you want TO talk I'll have 10 quit"
Bless yez!n said the irishman, Its not after
interruptin We am I'm only approvin' of
what ye say. Faith, and didn't know it was
in yez TO do as well as yer doin'"
The senator from Madison was completely
knocked out by this speech, but he bowed his
thanks TO the Hibernian, and joined heartily
in the laughter which the latter's response
had caused Louisville Courier Journal
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

Col. William Il. Aylett. of Virginia, in
a speech at Gettysburg recently, said:
"Nhy, the hraVcst woman ever saw was
a Pennsy ylvania girl who defied Pickett's
whole division while we marched through
a iIItle town called Greencastle She had
on United STATES flag as an apron,
which she dcfiantly waved up and down
As our columns passed by her and dared
us To take j, from her. And there was
not one man of Us who dared do So
Struck 10y her courage and loyalty Pickett,
with hat oil, gave her military salute,
my regiment presented arms, and we
cheered her with COOL old fashioned
rebel yell, which some Of you boys here
have doubtless heard God bless the true
and brave little woman. and she was as
lovely rs she was brave New York
Commercial ADVERTISER.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30
lne I.I,,i ~ HShe"

never read a line of either The Epi
,uipan' or the poem ''AlCiphron, but
| viii give the real source from which
-~lr' Was '-plagiarzed. Some time
agt. Il lady well acquainted with Africa
wrvde me some notes of native legends
one Of them runs as follows:
In the Sneeuw show Bergen, Cane
Colony, there are immense caves which
stretch on and on under the mountains,
and the end Of which has never been
found. Ii il believed by both Beers and
natives thar in the last cave there is
spring of water. which, if one finds and
drinks of il. gives eternal youth There
are endless stories told OF adventurous
parties in search of this water Of life los
ing their way, meeting dangers both
ghoStly and bodily, and failing i'll their
object at last. A newly married couple
never returned from their search. and il
was believed that harm had happened To
them. because of the crimes the woman
had committed in order TO gain her hIS-
hand. She had killed her first husband
and his brother. whom by native law she
would have had 10 marry, as she had no
children, and she had bewitched the man
,her second husband so that he followed
her about like a shadow and did every
thing he was told by her"
Here | found the germ of ''She " IL
viii De seen that, without wishing TO lay
any particular claim to originality, may
fairly say that | have 10 some extent de
velOped the i,lsa-H. Rider Haggard in
London Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

The oldest and most deliberate iy had as
cpnded 10 the summit erected by NV knees,
snd was still engaged in personal adornment
| He gave his goggles a careful polish with his
| fore legs. balanced himself OH his middle legs,
braided his hind legs and unraveled them
again with ANA szing rapdity Then he gave
himself brisk rubbing down all over and
cracked his heels ia a sudden and rihald man
| ner He lifted his wings and secured their
! interior with the ball Of his toes, tied his cen
| tral legs into hard knot united them. cur
r!ed himself gently on the side and indulged
| his head in a dry shampoo. Having limbered
up by this massage, he tried his buzz found
it satisfactory, vaultei lightly into the air
and took a musical turn about the room, in
serting himself IN my left ear at full speed
and dodging cut with mocking laugh just
| in the nick Of time.
Fly psTer Is a mean invention which does
grievous injury t. the tender and confiding
nature OF Ay. Being moist and sof; and
sticky. il appeals to him as being something
good TO eat Alghtins he gets ons foot
n,ired and doesn't like II, Nothing but com
plete freedom of movement satisfies an
American fy. He beats the air with his
wings and fails 10 get loose A happy
leg TO pry out the first, and gets that
into trouble Then he thinks if he puts
down his two middle legs and pushes real
hard something will break loose The ex-
pertinent Is a failure He then wells for belp,
and other flies come 10 his rescue. They inter
lace legs and pull. but find the fy still fast.
Then they roi him over on Lis back IL mixing
he may side easier in that position, but lie is
-. l..
him 10 remain just where be is until after
Luncheon, and not get stuck up any more,
and promise TO wait until they will come
back, and then they so OF and forget all
about him He remains. feebly gesticulating
with his two remaining legs, and finally gets
tired and shanions himself TO death. Sub
sequently the paper is thrown into the back
yard, where a tomcat steps on it. and it takes
him a week TO comb the flies and pitch out Of
his fIr
a correctly built fly has 1861 eyes. but he
is lacking in foresight. During prosperous
season be will Law IN a stock OF 1000 600 chill
dren, and Yet not, if he can help it, will he
leave them even so small a legacy as a piece
Of pie
l earnestly trust that the able paper to he
printed by the Royal society viii do justice
to the beautiful, home like and trustful dis
p,Sition Of the !iy. have often tried to do
fieS justice. hut INV efforts, combined with
wet towel. have always failed.
Flies have always taken deep interest in
even the smallest things | DO. As | write,
one fiy is going over the page carefully for
omissions in punctuation; four others are
assisting the iow Of ideas by whispering con-
fiiingiy in my ear and playing tag ON top Of
nv head; fifth is balanced on the butt Of
my pen, enjoying the slow ride across tbs
lines and the occasional excursions 10 the ink
stand. and the rest have discoy cred bottle
belonging TO the Office boy, ami are deep in
the cross eyed joys OF a caruuse Henry Guy
Carleton in New York World
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

IL is not coincidence. but deeply sig
nitiCant fact. that the new education :"
the new political economy" the new
psychology, the new biology" and the
rest, are all claiming attention at the
same time 1t is the expression of the
consciousness Of the changed conditions
of modern life. \ most alarming symp-
tom OF this change is the increasing fire.
quenCy of mental breakdown. caused
by failure to adapt ones self to the
changed environment. For the use of the
mental powers. We now substitute their
abuse The business man is worried into
insanity, the student hurried into IN
healthy preCocity, and the woman forced
into an imprudent competition with man.
One of the earliest cries Of warming TO tie
most restless of all nations. the Arleri-
CANS, was raised by DIR. :. Weir Mitchell
i'll a paper entitled Wear and Tear. "
The cause which DR. Mitchell pleads
under the above terse heading is well
known to-day. IL is simply the problem
of obtaining maximum of work with O
minimum Of overwOrk, a brisk and
healthy wear without a rushing and
wss'sfnl tear.-SCience.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

The leperS of Mulokai are permitted 10
marry and propagate, and a large number
of children are born of them II must be
said, however. that the children of lcp-
rous parents are not necessarily them
selves leproUS. The chances are that they
will be So earlier or later, but cases are
not infrequent where five or six children
have been born III families where both
parents We're leprous and yet never devel-
oped the disease themselves Other in
stances are known where two or three
children would he born without taint,
then a lepr"uS one would appear, after
which others would show no contamina-
tion. II often happens. too. that one
member nt a married couple will be lep-
rous and the other not infected Nor do
the natives have any fear Of their afflicted
friends but live in the same house, sleep
in the same bed, have their clothes
washed ~ the same water and are ALWAYS
free from lepru~y themselves The disease
does not seem I" he contagious, at least in
ia" ordinary RcCcptation Of the word and
visitors need have no fear oi it, but il is
certainly communicable by means whose
very ohScUriiy makes them terrible
Honolulu Cor. Springfield Republican
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

In summer h"I,ls the meadow sweet
Spreads its ghl," do, 70 around the let
or 'h">' who pass in love or play
Tie golden hours of holiday.
Nui urlrt 10 answering he's ran beat
Nnrrr grows the simple meadow sweet
E5ul-r-nuI,ri in some Good rrtr,.ui.
rh'. iuug Sr,rl srl>~,-e h-.ui {" meet
tn" str"am that muruur~ aS 1t flows
S,nl~ uf iuTg..t me. mot and rns...
The finn haJ.. .i nunnti,i,. heat
j. faint with scents of meadow SWEET
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

"-s there any one living here under q years
of age inquired man who rang the door
bell 10 Lake street residence the other dsv.
No there Is not, rather sharply replied a
spinster Of eight and thirty summers VII" an-
swered the ring.
Why, is it possible was the reply OF the
apparently astOnished man. Don, YOU i've
herr
IL was II neat hit. and after little shipper
ing and brief chat about the weather the
maiden purchased two copies of a work en-
titled Hints for the Young Buffalo Con-
rier
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

This il the cook 80 jolly and gay
That roasted the b.ri Ia a careless way,
Ia the hosrelry down IN Texas
This is the waiter with greasy tray
That 'rnaSt.'d" the cook SO Jolly and CAV
Thai roasted the beef in a careleSs way
IN h"st.lry down in Texas
This is thu landlord, grim and gray.
That ''roaSted' the waiter with greasy trav
That 'rnasted' the cook SO Jolly and gay
THAT roasted the beef in a careless way
In a hostelry down III Texas.
This is the drummer who chapced that way
That roasted" the landlord grim and gray
That roasted the waiter with greasy Tray
That 'r"a~l-d'' tB. cook 50 jolly and gay
That roasted the Lrcf an a careless way
In the hostelry down in Texas
Merchant Traveller.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-30

Visitor-What has become Of Your o.i
friend Claraf
bank cashrrl
YES
'She Is living in retirement in Canada with
her disgraced husband"
Poor thing did her great injustice in
nv thoughts"
You did
ayes; always supposed those big diamonds
of hers were paste, but 1t seems they were
-eal after all Omaha World